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There has been much debate about combination therapy with Botox and anti-CGRP monoclonal antibodies including Aimovig, Ajovy, and Emgality. The two medications were not originally studied together leaving physicians uncertain about prescribing practices and many insurance companies unwilling to pay for both treatments. Dr. Lindsay Weitzel talks to Dr. Tim Smith about recent data on prescribing the...

Does yoga help your migraine disorder? Has it ever made it worse? A recent study published in Neurology showed that yoga can decrease the frequency and severity of migraine attacks when it is used as part of your care plan. Dr. Lindsay Weitzel chats with Adriane Dellorco, creator of "Yoga for Migraine" about the benefits of yoga and some of the precautions to take to be sure you enjoy the positive...

What to Expect from Your Migraine Pattern in Perimenopause and Menopause and What to Do About It - Do you know how your migraine pattern might change as you enter peri-menopause and menopause? Do you know how to treat it? How about what happens in relation to migraine after hysterectomy? Dr. Lindsay Weitzel talks to Dr. Jan Brandes about migraine and the transition around the time of menopause inc...

Do you struggle with the best way to treat migraine that occurs around the time of menstruation? Do providers shy away from discussions related to the use of hormones, oral contraceptives, and treatment of your menstrual migraine? Dr. Lindsay Weitzel talks to Dr. Jan Brandes about the treatment of menstrual migraine and menstrually-related migraine.

A Call to Action to Achieve Equity in Headache Medicine, and discover the importance of having your voice be heard. Dr. Lindsay Weitzel and Dr. Larry Charleston IV, discuss a timely Request for Information (RFI) from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) on the health disparities and inequities in headache medicine. The deadline to submit comments is Wednesday, July 1...

Do you feel your migraine treatment options are limited because you experience numerous side effects to multiple medications? Dr. Lindsay Weitzel talks to Dr. Vince Martin about how to optimize your treatment plan if you are one of these people.

Dr. Vincent Martin and Dr. Lindsay Weitzel discuss Vestibular Migraine in Episode 61 of Heads UP. Do you experience dizziness, vertigo, lightheadedness? You could be experiencing Vestibular Migraine.

It is such an exciting time in headache medicine. In the past two years, we have seen incredible growth in the options available for the treatment of migraine disease and headache disorders. In Episode 60 of Heads UP, Dr. Timothy Smith and Dr. Lindsay Weitzel discuss the newest drug approved by the FDA to treat acute migraine.

In celebration of Clinical Trials Week, Dr. Lindsay Weitzel talks to Dr. Tim Smith about how the current ongoing migraine clinical trials and how they have been impacted by the COVID-19 crisis. Will we see delays in the approval and release of some of our long-awaited migraine medications?

In honor of Mental Health Awareness Month, Dr. Lindsay Weitzel gets the patient perspective from The Migraine Diva, Jaime Sanders. They discuss coping with the depression and anxiety that can so often accompany chronic migraine.

Happy Mental Health Awareness Month! Resilience is one of the key components to living a successful life with migraine disease and other headache disorders. In honor of this special month, Dr. Lindsay Weitzel and Headache Psychologist Dr. Dawn Buse delve deep into the four ways we can cultivate resilience in our lives. They also address your questions related to the specific challenges this time i...

Dr. Lindsay Weitzel and Shirley Kessel, Executive Director of Miles for Migraine discuss what it is like being moms with migraine. How do we empower our families who are impacted by migraine disease? How do we empower our children who experience migraine? Let's talk about raising the next generation of advocates.

Dr. Matthew Robbins - Neurology Residency Program Director at Weill Cornell Medicine talks to Dr. Lindsay Weitzel about the ideal changes he hopes to see in headache education. Dr. Weitzel asks when we should seek out a specialist, what to look for, and what to do if our doctors did not benefit from a strong headache education. For more information visit www.headaches.org

What can physical therapy do for our headache disorder? Our second episode with Mark Greco, Doctor of Physical Therapy and Manager of the Diamond Headache Inpatient Program, discusses physical therapy options for those of us with post-concussive headache, NDPH, occipital neuralgia, and even TMD.

Did you know that Resilience is a concept that has been shown to strongly benefit our health? Resilience can be taught and is so important in migraine and chronic pain. It is particularly applicable at this time of a global pandemic and quarantine. Dr. Dawn Buse, psychologist specializing in headache, discusses this concept with Dr. Lindsay Weitzel on this episode of Heads Up.

Dr. Lindsay Weitzel discusses with Dr. Vincent Martin some of the tricks of the trade he is using with his patients during this unusual time in history.

The first of our two-part series on PT and headache disorders. Here Dr. Lindsay Weitzel discusses the role of PT in controlling migraine, cervicogenic headache, and dizziness/vestibular troubles with Mark Greco, Physical Therapist and Manager of the Amita Diamond Headache Inpatient Program.

Drs. Rachel Colman and Lindsay Weitzel discuss why caffeine can lead to more migraine in some people, and why sometimes it does help people in the acute headache phase. She also gives us tips on decreasing our caffeine intake without developing caffeine withdrawal symptoms.

Update on progress from Headache on the Hill Advocacy with Katie MacDonald (Executive Director of Alliance for Headache Disorders Advocacy) and Dr. Lindsay Weitzel. What has been accomplished? How can you get involved from home? How can you get involved next year?

Did you know that there are certain syndromes in childhood that are related to the future development of migraine disease? And that mothers with migraine disease are more likely to have a baby with colic?

Do you get Botox for migraine? Are you thinking about getting it? Dr. Andrew Blumenfeld answers Dr. Weitzel's questions about who should get Botox, how effective it is, how it works, insurance coverage etc.

Dr. Lindsay Weitzel introduces us to Alicia Wolf, the Dizzy Cook. Alicia discusses her journey living with vestibular migraine and the creation of her popular website and new cookbook. www.thedizzycook.com

Dr. Gretchen Tietjen joined Dr. Lindsay Weitzel to discuss childhood abuse and the development of migraine.

Part 3 of the Behavioral Series with Dr. Elizabeth K. Seng. Why does the practice of mindfulness improve migraine? Did you know that mindfulness is something that even the savviest practitioners cultivate over a lifetime?

Drs. Lindsay Weitzel and Elizabeth Seng continue their series on Behavioral Therapies and Migraine Disease with a discussion on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy.